But Why Tho?

This week, Alex, Kate, and Jason discuss comedy—what they find funny, how their senses of humor have evolved over time, and how they draw the line between offensive and comedic.

Alex, Kate, and Sarah discuss when content warnings go wrong and how to get them right.

Alex, Kate, and Matt discuss whether they ever really "add it to their list" when people give them recommendations, whether they even like giving or receiving recommendations, and then give plenty of their own along the way.

Alex, Kate, and Adrian discuss when posthumous releases go right and when they go wrong.

This week, Alex, Jason, and Swara have fun with data: "Wrappeds," stats, metadata tagging, and the secret to enjoying Letterboxd!

This week, Alex, Matt, and special guest Jesse Vitelli discuss the past, present, and future of consoles, including what might make the Switch 2 stand out.

Alex, Kate, and special guest Byron McKoy discuss the legacy of Universal Monster movies, the disaster of the Dark Universe, and what Kate thinks of 

Alex and Kate discuss casually viewing, what it means, and why they engage with it while Matt admonishes them for doing so.

Alex, Kate, and Matt dig into their resolutions, hopes, and dreams for 2025!

It's the end of 2024 (hooray?) and Alex, Kate, and Matt chat about the year's highs and lows from IP and AI to popcorn buckets and the media brining them joy.

Alex, Kate, and Swara discuss American live-action remakes, whether they can ever work, and if remaking foreign language films into English is ever a good idea.

This week, Alex, Kate, and Matt discuss the power of gaming to build community, the difference between watching people play games and playing co-op and multiplayer, and what we can learn about online gaming community from the documentary The Remarkable Life of Ibelin.

Kate and Matt are joined by guests Hayes and Joseph to discuss The Game Awards 2024 nominations.

Kate speaks with Hearthstone developers about bringing sci-fi to Warcraft in the latest Hearthstone expansion

Help But Why Tho? and consider donating to support independent journalism!   This week, Alex, Kate, and Jason talk about typecasting, character acting, and why we like when our favorite "That Guy" shows up as much as we hate when our least favorites do.

This week, Alex, Kate, and Neysha talk about the streaming-era TV show cancelation epidemic, why it's it's happening, what it means for the future of TV, and whether it's really any different now than it ever has been.

Alex, Kate, and Matt discuss how franchises are probably ruining everything, why Rebel Ridge is just copaganda, and why entertainment industries are stuck in such creative ruts right now.

This week, Alex, Kate, and Charles discuss what makes a "Golden Age," whether they're even real, and if we're in one for anything right now.

This week, Alex, Kate, and guest Andrea Shearon talk about how the South is portrayed in American media, what it gets right and mostly, what it gets wrong.

Beyond its tacos and color palettes of golds, greens, and reds, Dawntrail is a thoughtful expansion that doesn't just showcase cultures in all of their beauty. It also empowers its characters to tell universal stories, which can be seen deeply within the context of their voice actors' Latinidad. We spoke with Koana's voice actor, Luiz Bermudez, about the role, Dawntrail's impact, and what the voic...

This week, Alex, Adrian, and Neysha talk about media literacy, why it's so important, and perhaps why it's gone down the toilet over time.

Alex and Kate discuss 2010's The Myth of the American Sleepover and whether TV and movies actually do a good job depicting coming of age for anybody, let alone teens from different backgrounds.

This week we talked about what we were most excited for coming out of Summer Game Fest Play Days, what the experience was like, and what you can look forward to! And we do it all with the help of Baron (@baronj67) and Eric (@seamoosi)

Alex, Swara, and Charles talk about the Joy of Missing Out, why they miss things, and why sometimes that can feel pretty good.

This week, Alex, Jason, and Adrian talk about celebrities, what makes them, which ones they follow, and why.